A GAMEKEEPER who claims he was framed by drug detectives has been told he won’t get his gun licence back – because he is suing the police.

William Stirrat was jailed for six years over a £500,000 amphetamine sulphate bust in 2004.

But his conviction was quashed by appeal judges who blasted Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency officers who worked on the investigation.

William, from Logan in Ayrshire, is now suing Strathclyde Police and claims two officers fabricated evidence against him.

The 52-year-old had his shotgun licence revoked following his guilty verdict.

And last week police bosses told him he won’t be allowed to keep firearms as he is suing them for damages. William, 52, said: “My conviction was overturned and I’m an innocent man – but I’m not being treated like one.”